"Super awesome!"' Ohtani WBC's misplaced uniform against Taiwan, which was sold for a whopping 2.3 billion won, contains memories of a full base home run'

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Shohei Ohtani (32, LA Dodgers), a "superstar" produced by Japan as well as Major League Baseball (MLB), proved his overwhelming status once again by winning a huge amount of uniforms in the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) match against Taiwan on the 6th.

According to a report by Japanese media The Answer on the 23rd, Ohtani's uniform number 16, which he wore as a member of the 2026 WBC Japanese national team, was finally auctioned off for $1.5 million,10 (about 2.3 billion won) on MLB's official auction site on the 6th.

The uniform is a "Game-used" product that Ohtani actually wore in the first round of the WBC against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome on the 6th. Ohtani, who started as the first designated hitter at the time, excited the field by hitting a full base with no outs in the top of the second inning and a delightful home run over the right fence in his second at-bat. Starting with Ohtani's grand slam, Japan scored as many as 13 runs to win the cold game in the seventh inning 13-0.

The auction began on the 15th and continued to be fiercely competitive until just before the end of the auction. As the closing time approached, the price rose steeply, eventually exceeding 200 million yen (based on the Japanese yen, about 1.9 billion won), and the all-time price was set.

In fact, monuments related to Ohtani have been rewriting the history of the auction market. The 50th home run ball, which achieved the first major league "50 Home Run-50 Steal" in 2024, was sold for as much as $4.392 million (about 6.6 billion won) including commission, breaking Mark Maguire's record of 70th home run ball and breaking the all-time high price.

The successful bid for the uniform also shows that Ohtani's performance is considered a "historic heritage" by collectors around the world beyond simple performance. The phenomenon of turning into "golden" for everything touched by Ohtani is not irrelevant to his cartoon-like performance. The uniform against Taiwan is also interpreted as a result of fans' desire to own a page of legend he writes down.

Unfortunately, the Japanese national team's WBC performance ended in the quarterfinals, but now Ohtani is aiming to resume his pitching and hitting in earnest with his team, the Dodgers. It is expected that he will start from the first turn of the starting rotation from the opening of the regular league, and what kind of performance he will make as an "adulterate" will emerge as a pressing concern.

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